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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

DAP will increase seats, PKR and SNAP zero

DAP would be able to increase its seats while PBB will retain all but both PKR and SNAP will get zero.
With DAP contesting in Padungan, the prospect of the opposition party winning extra seats looks even brighter, said the director of Open University Malaysia (OUM), Professor Dr Frank Kiong.
Meanwhile the opposition dream of capturing the Bidayuh seats in the April 16 state election will remain a dream as the voters support towards the opposition is eroding from day to day.
Dr Frank said initially the Bidayuh support toward PKR was strong but after one by one of the problems crops, the real colour of the opposition party was exposed and the Bidayuh are now confused especially voters in seats contested b

y SUPP candidates (Bengoh and Opar).
All the six Bidayuh seats will still go to Barisan Nasional (BN) although it was very obvious the Bidayuh are against SUPP,” said Dr Frank in an interview with Sarawak Mirror.
The six Bidayuh seats are Opar, Tasik Biru, Bengoh, Tarat, Tebedu and Kedup.
Dr Frank said that more Chinese seats will be taken away from SUPP by DAP in the coming election as the Chinese voters are no longer believing in SUPP.
“SUPP is going to survive because of the Dayak seats but the question asked now is what would the Chinese leaders do for the Dayak after the election or if they still want to survive in the next election,” Dr Frank said.
He believes SUPP will still get votes from the Dayak but not in the next election because by the next few years there will be more young registered Dayak voters and by then the Dayak voice will be heard.
Dr Frank who is also the president of the Bidayuh Graduates Association (BGA) said the young generation of the Bidayuh were more vocal following the many issues cropping and affecting the community.
In the Malay/Melanau seats, Dr Frank said PBB would be able to maintain all the seats because the leaders had brought a lot of development to the communities.
He said DAP will be quite domain party in the opposition front while PKR have to settle their internal disputes and really have to work as a team with consistent contact with the grass root supporters.
Dr Frank also said Baru Bian and Nicholas Bawin will not win the seats there going to contest but will be able to reduce the votes’ majority of the BN’s candidates in Ba’kalalan and Batang Ai respectively.
“This is because the older voters will again play the role as they are always staunch supporters of BN.
“That is already the attitude of the old people who always feel ‘berhutang budi” (indebted) to BN for bringing the development to their village and area,” he said.
According to Dr Frank the older voters always make comparison of the hard life during their younger days and the development taking place these days as well as the better living they are enjoying now.
For SNAP, Dr Frank said the opposition party really needs to clean its image.
“More professionals should be invited into the boat to get ready for the next election. Majority of the Dayak wants to revive the party but they wanted to see new and younger group of people leading the party,” he said.
Commenting of the failed attempt by the Opposition Front to compromise on seats allocation among them, Dr Frank said it was because of their ego.
“They all said they have winnable candidates and they have the fund but let see if the money are really coming,” he said.
Dr Frank if only the opposition parties could resolve the seat’s allocation and straight fights in all the 71 seats then it would be tough for BN and there would possibility the Opposition Front forming the next state government
He said there are two factions of professionals in the Dayak communities, with one group talking about reviving SNAP as party “asal” for the Dayak and the same group that did not agree to West Malaysian parties coming to rule the state.
The other group, he said wanted to use the West Malaysian parties as the mean to topple the present state government since SNAP is still not ready to play that role.
“This group wanted to revive, strengthening and prepare SNAP for the big way in the next election,” said Dr Frank.
Dr Frank said initially PKR’s candidate line-up were all professionals but now they are Tom, Dick and Harry.
He said PKR also has yet to reveal its manifesto, thething which the people of Sarawak are anxiously waiting.
On Bengoh seat, Dr Frank said BN’s Dr Jerip will still win as he believes the Opposition are split, and will further split with the inclusion of an Independent candidate joining the fray for a-four-corner fight.
With both SNAP and PKR placing their candidates in all the six Bidayuh seats to contest against BN’s candidates, Dr Frank believes the chances of the Opposition winning any one of the seats are as good as zero.
“With fours candidates expecting in the fray in Bengoh, it will be an advantage for Dr Jerip but if it is straight right with PKR’s Willie Mongin, PKR may win,” he added.
As for SNAP, he said the party should put a more creditable candidate, someone who can do changes and transformation if he won.
Dr Frank pointed out that in the Bidayuh area the people who are making the ‘huh ha’ are the young people or the x generation who themselves are not registered voters.
Thus, he suggested that effort should be made to encourage young Bidayuh to register themselves as voters.
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PKR names candidates, half are new faces

KUCHING: PKR has announced 48 candidates for the state election, over half of whom are new faces.
State PKR chief Baru Bian will contest in Ba’Kelalan, election director Nicholas Bawin in Batang Ai, information chief See Chee How in Batu Lintang and former state liaison chief Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi in Pantai Damai.
There are three women on the list - former state PKR Wanita chief Ibi Uding in Balai Ringin, Suriati Abdullah who will take on Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud in Balingian and Zolhaidah Suboh in Lambir.
The new faces include former diplomat Datuk John Tenewi Nuek in Tasik Biru, medical doctor Christopher Kiyui in Tebedu and Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) president Mengga Mikui in Tamin.
However, the party’s sole incumbent Dominique Ng was not on the list. Ng won in Padungan in the 2006 state election but PKR swapped the seat for Batu Lintang with DAP in a surprise deal last week.
PKR deputy president Azmin Ali, who announced the list on Monday said the candidates were of high calibre and upheld Pakatan Rakyat’s principles and ideals of justice.
He said the party’s national leadership did not make any decision on the candidates but merely endorsed the recommendations of the state leaders.
“They are the ones who know best the potential and abilities of each candidate for the constituencies we are contesting,” he said.
Azmin, who presented letters of authorisation to 24 of the candidates, also said there would be overlapping seats between PKR and SNAP except in Pakan and Marudi.
The party also did not name any candidate for Jemoreng.
“According to my list, only two constituencies will not be contested by PKR. These are Marudi and Pakan, which we will leave to SNAP in the spirit of Pakatan.
“We tried very hard to achieve a consensus with SNAP but unfortunately they insisted on contesting 27 Dayak-majority seats, leaving no options to PKR to be represented in those areas,” he said.
As such, he said PKR decided to name candidates all but two of the Dayak-majority seats claimed by SNAP based on the winnability factor.
“After studying SNAP’s candidates compared to ours, we feel our candidates can bring change and get the support of the people,” he added.
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LIST OF PKR CANDIDATES

N.1 Opar – Boniface Willy Tumek
N.2 Tasik Biru – John Tenewi Nuek @ John Tenewi
N.4 Pantai Damai – Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi
N. 5 Demak Laut – Ali Hossen Abang
N. 6 Tupong – Baharuddin @ Din Shah Mokhsen
N. 7 Semariang – Zulrusdi Mohamad Hol
N. 8 Satok – Ahmad Nazib Johari
N. 11 Batu Lintang – See Chee How
N. 14 Asajaya – Arip Ameran
N. 16 Bengoh – Willie Mongin
N. 17 Tarat – Peter Ato Mayau
N. 18 Tebedu – Dr Christopher Kiyui
N. 19 Kedup – Lainus Andrew Luwak
N. 21 Simunjan – Mashor Hossen
N. 23 Lingga – Abang Ahmad Arabi Abang Bolhassan
N. 25 Balai Ringin – Ibi Uding
N. 26 Bukit Begunan – Jimmy Lim @ Jimmy Donald
N. 28 Engkilili – Marudi @ Barudi Mawong
N. 29 Batang Ai – Nicholas Bawin Anggat
N. 30 Saribas – Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh
N. 31 Layar – Stanny Embat Pharoh Laja
N. 32 Bukit Saban – Jerah Engkiong @ Edward Jerah
N. 33 Kalaka – Mohd Yahya Abdullah
N. 34 Krian – Ali Biju
N. 35 Belawai – Abdul Wahab Abdullah
N. 36 Semop – Kiprawi Suhaili
N. 37 Daro – Jamaludin Ibrahim
N. 42 Meluan – John Brian Anthony Jeremy Guang
N. 43 Ngemah – Aris Alap
N. 44 Machan – Chen Nguk Fa
N. 49 Nangka – Norisham Mohamed Ali
N. 50 Dalat – Sylvester Ajah Subah @ Ajah Subah
N. 51 Balingian – Suriati Abdullah
N. 52 Tamin – Mengga Mikui
N. 53 Kakus – Paul Anyie Raja
N. 54 Pelagus – Edward Sumbang Asun
N. 55 Katibas – Munan Laja
N. 56 Baleh – Bendindang Manjah
N. 57 Belaga – Basah Kesing @ Ali Basah Kesing
N. 58 Jepak – Abdul Jalil Bujang
N. 60 Kemena – Bernard Binar Bayang Rading
N. 61 Bekenu – Ishak Mahwi
N. 62 Lambir – Zolhaidah Suboh
N. 65 Senadin – Michael Teo Yu Keng
N. 67 Telang Usan – Ngau Laing
N. 69 Batu Danau – Lau Liak Koi
N. 70 Ba’Kelalan – Baru Bian
N. 71 Bukit Sari – Japar Suyut
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"Stop gossiping about my private life"

The President of Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) who is also Sarawak's Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan has been the target of certain quarters to spread rumours and gossips about his private life.
The gossips has been going on for the past few months in the run-up to the state election.
Dr Chan had said the “badmouthing” of him and his wife Datuk Lorna Chan must stop immediately.
“I did not know that people would use this (his marriage to Lorna) to spread rumours and gossips, especially in the Internet.
“We got married a few years ago. I kept quiet about it because it is a personal matter and out of respect for her (Lorna), my children and family members.
“I really hope people will not harp on this again,” he said.
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